• The
festival that is being celebrated across Manipur celebrating with cultural
gusto and religious fervor to mark the beginning of a new year - Sajibu
Cheiraoba
• Kallol Roy
was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of - Bhartiya Nabhikiya
Vidyut Nigam Ltd
• He took
over as the Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal - Justice (retd) Permod
Kohli
• He was a
journalist and was the author of the book titled ‘A State in Denial Pakistan’s
Misguided and Dangerous Crusade’ – B.G Verghese
• The two
amicus curiae that was appointed by Supreme Court in the appeals filed by the
four condemned convicts in the 2012 Delhi gang rape case are - Raju
Ramachandran and Sanjay Hegde
• The
two-member Commission of Inquiry that was constituted to probe conspiracy
behind violent incidents during Jat Reservation Agitation from 18 to 23
February 2016 that will be headed by - Justice (Retd.) SN Jha
• To connect
Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Saudi King King Salman bin Abdulaziz announced a bride
on 8 April 2016 over - Red Sea
• State that
in April 2016 became the first state to bring and pass a land title bill, by
passing its Urban Land (Certification of Titles) Bill, 2016 is – Rajasthan
• Country
that is considering giving refuge to select Bangladeshi bloggers who are under
imminent danger – The US
• 25
Ministries/Departments of Union Government signed a MoU on this initiative that
is aimed at technology development covering all engineering disciplines -
IMPacting Research INnovation and Technology (IMPRINT)
• The CIC
directed the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee to make public the
non-confidential bio-safety information on this GM mustard variety – DMH11
• He was the
founder of the Sikh Empire in India and whose statue will be stalled in France
– Maharaja Ranjit Singh
• The name
of the 400-year-old book containing 36 plays written by William Shakespeare was
found at the Mount Stuart House on the Isle of Bute, off the western coast of
Scotland – First Folio
• She is the
founder of VLCC Healthcare Ltd and was named as one of the 50 businesswomen of
Asia according to Forbes – Vandana Luthra
• His name
was approved by the National Assembly of Vietnam for the post of Prime Minister
– Nguyen Xuan Phuc
• He was an
American country music legend who died on 6 April 2016 in California – Merle
Haggard
• ITC
Limited renewed 40-years partnership with this American hotel group in April
2016 – Starwoods Hotels and Resorts
• This
bollywood actor authored a book titled The Kiss of Life which was launched by
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in April 2016 – Emraan Hashmi
• He was
appointed by the logistics firm Gojavas as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on
7 April 2016 – Amitabh Coomar
• NASA
astronomers discovered the supermassive black hole weighing 17 suns in this
galaxy – NGC 1600
• He is the
leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo and was sworn-in as the President of
Kosovo on 7 April 2016 – Hashim Thaci
• Future
Group in the first week of April 2016 acquired Rocket Internet’s online
furniture platform for 20 crores rupees – FabFurnish
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